Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-09-27
OREGON NEWS.


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A military company is to be re-
cruited at Hillsboro.
The taxable property at Astoria Is
assessed at 81 ,045, 1868.
Sam Engle, OF Molalla, was severely
injured by kick OF horse.
Samuel s. Preston has been COM
missioned postmaster at Wallswa.
The grand lodge of the K. OF l.. will
meet in Pendleton on October ID.
A private bank is to be established
at Joseph with capital OF $4,000.
Thos. Washburne, who died at juno.
ton, is believed to have been poisoned.
A sixty pound watermelon has been
in Gillian county, near
Fossil.
A rattlesnake was killed inside of
the town limits of Pendleton some
time ago.
At Centerville Bruce Robinson shot
and fatally wounded Joe Normandie,
half-breed.
The fishermen have buoyed the
Coos river channel, and also marked
sunken snags.
L. Pettyjohn's residence near Salem
was destroyed by fire, having caught
from fruit dryer; loss $500.
new postoffice has been established
ut Medical springs, Union county,
with M. Wright as postmaster.
Seaside lodge No. -, A. 0. U. W., Of
Astoria, the banner lodge OF the order
in the Northwest, has $50 members.
A new postoffice has been estab-
lished at Dundee Junction, Yamhill
county, with VIM. Parrett as post
master.
Mrs. Josiah Flynn, aged 80, living
near Sweet Home, was badly beaten
by a tramp who had been refused
money.
Chief of Police Twombly, of Astoria
shot and dangerously wounded Road
Supervisor Walker, the result OF &
quarrel.
Frank WEIGH, of Highland, Clacka
mas county, had his grain and lOt
bushels of peas destroyed by incen'
diary fire.
The Baptist organization will erect
church building 26x44 feet with ap
propriate church style of architecture
at Grants Pass.
Dave Jones has found bed of bora1
under his salt claim in Warner valley
Jackson county, that assays 70 pc
cent. pure borax.
The Astoria board of trade ha
started subscription of $4,000 as ,
bonus for railroad to connect will
the transcontinental lines.
A dog belonging TIC Mr.. Pierce
near Junction city, was bitten by
rattlesnake, but the dog persistently
ate dog fennel until cured.
The pioneers of Linn county met a
Crawfordville and effected an organi
cation, to be known as the Pioneers
Association of Linn county.
The residence of w. Crabtree, O
Mehama, together with the content
of the building, including 5000 il
greenbacks, were destroyed by fire.
The farm residence of M. Nose
near Tangent, Lane county, wa
burned with nearly all its contents
The fire originated from a defectiv
fue.
There are in Crook county 1l2,
hogs, valued at $2565; 223,337 sheer
valued at $500, 1926; 20,479 cattle
valued at $323,29S; 12,O59 horses
valued at $346, 2S2.
Snow has fallen to the depth Q
several inches in the mountains, say
a Pendleton paper. Persons dow
from the Green Horn mountain repor
snow to the depth of six inches, an
was still falling when they left.
Mr.. Ed Hanley, residing near Burns
states that after harvesting his barley
which was magnificent crop, tn
second growth from the roots is nov
two feet high, nicely headed, and bid
fair to ripen and make good crop.
Fire destroyed the Harrison stree
school house at Portland. The builG
ing cost $4,000 and the damage is es
timated at $4,000, with $13,SOO in
surance. The school house was dc
stroyed by fire on May 20, 1879.
A couple of women living in Croo
county became incensed at one c
their neighbors, and, in order to hav
revenge, caught his two dogs and satu
rated them with coal oil and then sc
the oil on fire, literally roasting Their
alive.
A cougar was killed by Mr.. Chez
King at his single mill near Silvertor
The animal had been in the habit c
coming to Gherking's camp abou
three times week to whip a hount
which had been badly clawed an
chawed by the truculent cougar. TIL
holiness of the animal caused it t
meet with feast of lead, which !